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This is a well deserved honor for Dave Swanson and the entire staff. Honored, as well, are the people who supply the fine food that go into the preparation of the dishes.If James Beard was still around, as the great cook and critic that he was, Walker's Point would be at the top of his dining list. I give them more than five stars. I give the wait staff seven or eleven stars. To all, save your money and enjoy a night out; treat yourself, you work hard. Remember this is 2012 and the standard average tip is now at least 25%, please factor that in before you decide to dine. Enjoy! It is great. My wife and I have had the good fortune of being able to dine in places around the world. I am not a critic but I do know good food.

I have not heard that the "standard average tip" is now "at least" 25%. So if you get really good service, the tip goes up to 50%? In Europe, "service" is included in the total bill in many countries, at least it was when we were over there last month. I also hadn't heard that this restaurant was a "save your money" type place, which implies to me the bill for two of us will be at least $ 300 .

"The 15-to-20-percent range is where most Americans feel comfortable tipping a restaurant server (32% answered that they tip 15% and 32% said they tip 20%), while 8% say they tip more than 20%. Eighteen percent say they tip only 10% while 3% say they tip under 10% and 1% of those polled say they don’t tip at all."